CPM Scheduler II — Hybrid Role with Growth & Impact

VAA; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Profit Sharing

401(k)

Discretionary Bonus

Paid Leave

Job summary

VAA is seeking a Project Controls Scheduler II in Minneapolis for a hybrid role. Under PMs and discipline leads, you will develop and maintain detailed CPM schedules across engineering, procurement and construction projects.

You will create baselines in Primavera Cloud or MS Project, track progress, analyze delays, run recovery plans, and provide weekly and monthly reporting. Travel up to 10% to job sites or client offices.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certificate in construction management, engineering technology, project controls, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project scheduling or project controls.
• Experience developing and maintaining CPM schedules for engineering or construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update CPM schedules for engineering projects.
• Create baselines using Primavera Cloud and MS Project.
• Coordinate with PMs, discipline leads, clients, contractors, and subcontractors to obtain schedule inputs.
• Analyze schedules to identify critical and near-critical activities, and potential delays.
• Monitor actual progress against approved baseline schedules and prepare weekly and monthly schedule performance reports.
• Develop recovery, acceleration, and mitigation plans when projects experience delays or schedule variances.
• Interface project schedules with budgets, labor forecasts, staffing plans, and project controls reporting.
• Facilitate schedule review meetings and communicate schedule status, concerns, and recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Perform schedule impact analyses for scope changes, change orders, client-directed modifications, and other project impacts.
• Review contractor and subcontractor baseline schedules, monthly updates, look-ahead schedules, and impact schedule submittals for compliance with project requirements.
• Maintain milestone trackers, look-ahead schedules, dashboards, schedule narratives, and executive reporting metrics.
• Support resource planning and staffing forecasts across multiple concurrent projects.
• Assist project teams in identifying schedule-related risks and developing proactive mitigation strategies.
• Ensure scheduling practices conform to company standards, contract requirements, and project controls procedures.
• Provide scheduling guidance, training, and mentorship to project team members on CPM principles and scheduling best practices.
• Support schedule claim analysis, delay studies, and schedule documentation for dispute resolution when required.
• Potential for up to 10% for travel to construction job sites or client offices.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Project controls

Education

Associate degree or certificate in construction management, engineering technology, project controls, or related field

Tools

Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Project

Job description

VAA is seeking a Project Controls Scheduler II in Minneapolis for a hybrid role. Under PMs and discipline leads, you will develop and maintain detailed CPM schedules across engineering, procurement and construction projects.

You will create baselines in Primavera Cloud or MS Project, track progress, analyze delays, run recovery plans, and provide weekly and monthly reporting. Travel up to 10% to job sites or client offices.